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Developments in Control Theory Towards Glocal Controlhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce076e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Glocal control, a term coined by Professor Shinji Hara at The University of Tokyo, represents a new framework for studying behaviour of complex dynamical systems from a feedback control perspective. A large number of dynamical components can be interconnected and interact with each other to form an integrated system with certain functionalities. Such complex systems are found in nature and have been created by man, including gene regulatory networks, neuronal circuits for memory, decision making, and motor control, bird flocking, global climate dynamics, central processing units for computers, electrical power grids, the World Wide Web, and financial markets. A common feature of these systems is that a global property or function emerges as a result of local, distributed, dynamical interactions of components. The objective of 'glocal' (global + local) control is to understand the mechanisms underlying this feature, analyze existing complex systems, and to design and create innovative systems with new functionalities. This book is dedicated to Professor Shinji Hara on the occasion of his 60th birthday, collecting the latest results by leading experts in control theories to lay a solid foundation towards the establishment of glocal control theory in the coming decades.</p>Frequency-Domain Control Design for High-Performance Systemshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce078e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book serves as a practical guide for the control engineer, and attempts to bridge the gap between industrial and academic control theory. Frequency domain techniques rooted in classical control theory are presented with new approaches in nonlinear compensation that result in robust, high-performance closed-loop systems. Illustrative examples using data from actual control designs are included.</p>Lightning Electromagneticshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo062e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Lightning research is an interdisciplinary subject where several branches of engineering and physics converge. Lightning Electromagnetics is a book that caters for the needs of both physicists and engineers. It provides: The physicist with information on how to simulate: the charge generation in
thunderclouds, different discharge processes in air that ultimately lead to a lightning flash, and the mechanism through which energetic radiation in the form of X-rays and Gamma rays are produced by lightning flashes; The power engineer with several numerical tools to study the interaction of lightning
flashes with power transmission and distribution systems; The telecommunication engineer with numerical procedures with which to calculate
the electromagnetic fields generated by lightning flashes and their interactions with overhead and underground telecommunication systems; The electromagnetic specialist with the basic theory necessary to simulate the propagation of lightning electromagnetic fields over the surface of the Earth; The atmospheric scientist with numerical procedures to quantify interactions between lightning flashes and the Earth's atmosphere, including the production of NOx by lightning flashes occurring in the atmosphere. This book also contains a chapter on the stimulation of visual phenomena in humans by electromagnetic fields of lightning flashes, which is essential reading for those who are interested in ball lightning.</p>Waveform Design and Diversity for Advanced Radar Systemshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ra/pbra022e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The phrase 'waveform design and diversity' refers to an area of radar research that focuses on novel transmission strategies as a way to improve performance in a variety of civil, defense and homeland security applications. Three basic principles are at the core of waveform diversity. First is the principle that any and all knowledge of the operational environment should be exploited in system design and operation. Second is the principle of the fully adaptive system, that is, that the system should respond to dynamic environmental conditions. Third is the principle of measurement diversity as a way to increase system robustness and expand the design trade space. Waveform design and diversity concepts can be found dating back to the mid-twentieth century. However, it has only been in the past decade or so, as academics and practitioners have rushed to exploit recent advances in radar hardware component technology, such as arbitrary waveform generation and linear power amplification, that waveform diversity has become a distinct area of research. The purpose of this book is to survey this burgeoning field in a way that brings together the diverse yet complementary topics that comprise it. The topics covered range from the purely theoretical to the applied, and the treatment of these topics ranges from tutorial explanation to forward-looking research discussions. The topics treated in this book include: classical waveform design and its extensions through information theory, multiple-input multiple-output systems, and the bio-inspired sensing perspective; the exploration of measurement diversity through distributed radar systems, in both cooperative and non-cooperative configurations; the optimal adaptation of the transmit waveform for target detection, tracking, and identification; and more. This representative cross-section of topics provides the reader with a chance to see the three principles of waveform diversity at work, and will hopefully point the way to further advances in this exciting area of research.</p>Adaptive Sampling with Mobile WSN: Simultaneous robot localisation and mapping of paramagnetic spatio-temporal fieldshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce073e
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<i>Adaptive Sampling with Mobile WSN</i> develops algorithms for optimal estimation of environmental parametric fields. With a single mobile sensor, several approaches are presented to solve the problem of where to sample next to maximally and simultaneously reduce uncertainty in the field estimate and uncertainty in the localisation of the mobile sensor while respecting the dynamics of the time-varying field and the mobile sensor. A case study of mapping a forest fire is presented. Multiple static and mobile sensors are considered next, and distributed algorithms for adaptive sampling are developed resulting in the Distributed Federated Kalman Filter. However, with multiple resources a possibility of deadlock arises and a matrix-based discrete-event controller is used to implement a deadlock avoidance policy. Deadlock prevention in the presence of shared and routing resources is also considered. Finally, a simultaneous and adaptive localisation strategy is developed to simultaneously localise static and mobile sensors in the WSN in an adaptive manner. Experimental validation of several of these algorithms is discussed throughout the book.</p>Advanced Control for Constrained Processes and Systemshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce075e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book provides a unified, practically-oriented treatment to many constrained control paradigms. Recently proposed control strategies are unified in a generalised framework to deal with different kinds of constraints. The book's solutions are based on reference conditioning ideas implemented by means of supervisory loops, and they are complementary to any other control technique used for the main control loop. Although design simplicity is a book priority, the use of well established sliding mode concepts for theoretical analysis make it also rigorous and self-contained. The first part of the book focuses on providing a simple description of the method to deal with system constraints in SISO systems. It also illustrates the design and implementation of the developed techniques through several case studies. The second part is devoted to multivariable constrained control problems: improving system decoupling under different plant or controller constraints, and reducing the undesired effects caused by manual-automatic or controller switching. The key aim of this book is to reduce the gap between the available constrained control literature and industrial applications.</p>Coaxial Electrical Circuits for Interference-Free Measurementshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/el/pbel013e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The authors have between them more than 60 years of experience in making electrical measurements in National Measurement Laboratories. These laboratories are the source of measurement standards and techniques for science and engineering and are dedicated to maintaining the international system of units (SI) by establishing and disseminating the values of measurement standards with the lowest possible uncertainty. Careful attention to detail is required in designing measurement systems that eliminate electrical interference and are as simple and as close to first principles as possible. This book draws on their experience by offering guidance and best practice for designing sensitive electrical measurement circuits. In particular the book describes examples that demonstrate the elegance, flexibility and utility of balanced-current coaxial networks in obtaining the ultimate in noise-matching and interference elimination for precise and accurate voltage, current and power measurements. It also updates an earlier book on coaxial AC bridges by including recent AC measurements of quantum Hall resistance to establish a primary quantum standard of impedance and by extending impedance measurements in general to higher frequencies.</p>Eigenstructure Control Algorithms: Applications to aircraft/rotorcraft handling qualities designhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce074e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Eigenstructure control involves modification of both the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a system using feedback. Based on this key concept, algorithms are derived for the design of control systems using controller structures such as state feedback, output feedback, observer-based dynamic feedback, implicit and explicit modelfollowing, etc. The simple-to-use algorithms are well suited to evolve practical engineering solutions. The design of control laws for modern fly-by-wire high performance aircraft/rotorcraft offers some unique design challenges. The control laws have to provide a satisfactory interface between the pilot and the vehicle that results in good handling qualities (HQ) in precision control tasks. This book, through detailed aircraft and rotorcraft design examples, illustrates how to develop practical, robust flight control laws to meet these HQ requirements. This book demonstrates that eigenstructure control theory can be easily adapted and infused into the aircraft industry's stringent design practices; therefore practicing flight control engineers will find it useful to explore the use of the new design concepts discussed. The book, being interdisciplinary in nature, encompassing control theory and flight dynamics, should be of interest to both control and aeronautical engineers. In particular, control researchers will find it interesting to explore an extension of the theory to new multivariable control problem formulations. Finally, the book should be of interest to graduate/doctoral students keen on learning a multivariable control technique that is useful in the design of practical control systems.</p>Energy Storage for Power Systemshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo063e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The supply of energy from primary sources is not constant and rarely matches the pattern of demand from consumers. Electricity is also difficult to store in significant quantities. Therefore, secondary storage of energy is essential to increase generation capacity efficiency and to allow more substantial use of renewable energy sources that only provide energy intermittently. Lack of effective storage has often been cited as a major hurdle to substantial introduction of renewable energy sources into the electricity supply network. The author presents here a comprehensive guide to the different types of storage available. He not only shows how the use of the various types of storage can benefit the management of a power supply system, but also considers more substantial possibilities that arise from integrating a combination of different storage devices into a system. This book will be important to those seeking to develop environmentally sound energy resources.</p>Model-Based Requirements Engineeringhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/pc/pbpc009e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book provides a hands-on introduction to model-based requirements engineering and management by describing a set of views that form the basis for the approach. These views take into account each individual requirement in terms of its description, but then also provide each requirement with meaning by putting it into the correct 'context'. A requirement that has been put into a context is known as a 'use case' and may be based upon either stakeholders or levels of hierarchy in a system. Each use case must then be analysed and validated by defining a combination of scenarios and formal mathematical and logic-based proofs that provide the rigour required for safety-critical and mission-critical systems. The book also looks at the crucial question of modelling notations for requirements modelling and includes discussions on the use and application of SysML, text and tabular formats. Pragmatic issues, such as tailoring the approach for short, non-critical projects to massive, mission-critical projects is discussed to show how the techniques introduced in the book can be applied on real-life projects and systems. The use of multiple tools will also be discussed, along with examples of how an effective process can lead to realisation by any tool.</p>Protection of Electricity Distribution Networkshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo065e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">High quality electrical service is everyday more stringent in utilities and industrial facilities around the world. One of the main players to achieve this is the protection system, which has to be reliable, fast and with a good cost/benefit ratio. This book refers to most aspects of electrical protections, with emphasis on Distribution Systems. Protection of generation and transmission systems are also treated in the text. References to modern topics such as the Distributed Generation, Smart Grid and Standard IEC 61850 have been introduced. Written by two well experienced engineers who combine a comprehensive theoretical background with examples and exercises, this book will allow the reader to easily follow the ideas explored. The book will be valuable to pre and postgraduate students, design, maintenance and consulting engineers as well as instructors looking for proper references.</p>Satellite-to-Ground Radiowave Propagationhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ew/pbew054e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book is a follow-up to the award-winning first edition and is written as a comprehensive guide for those who need to obtain a working knowledge of radiowave propagation on satellite-to-ground links at frequencies above 1 GHz and as a reference book for experts in the field. To accomplish this, expanded sections of explanatory text, copiously illustrated, enable an undergraduate or non-specialist to grasp the fundamentals involved. An extensive reference list permits the expert to go to the source material should the level of enquiry go beyond the level of this book. The book is broken down into chapters that deal with the major propagation phenomena classes. After a broad introductory chapter, there are extensively updated chapters on ionospheric effects, clear air effects, attenuation effects and depolarisation effects. New chapters on mobile communications effects and optical communications effects are followed by a chapter on restoration of performance during impairments.</p>Scenarios for a Future Electricity Supply: Cost-Optimized Variations on Supplying Europe and its Neighbours with Electricity from Renewable Energieshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn010e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book pursues the fundamental idea of using renewable energies in a rational and economic way in order to develop a climate-friendly electricity supply. As the most cost efficient solution, an electricity network for the whole of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia must be found. The sources of renewable and partly decentralised electricity generation could be connected in a comprehensive power supply to meet the electricity needs of an entire region. Czisch examines different scenarios for a CO<sub>2</sub> neutral electricity system under different political, technological and economic conditions for Europe and its closer surroundings. The aim is to find in each variation the economically optimal solution, whereby the supply area embraces approximately 1.1 billion inhabitants and an electricity consumption of roughly 4000 terrawatt-hours per annum (TWh/a).</p>Standard Codecs: Image compression to advanced video codinghttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/te/pbte054e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">A substantially updated edition of <i>Video Coding: An introduction to standard codecs</i> (IEE 1999, winner of IEE Rayleigh Award as the best book of 2000), this book discusses the growth of digital television technology, from image compression to advanced video coding. This third edition also includes the latest developments on H.264/MPEG-4 video coding and the scalability defined for this codec, which were not available at the time of the previous edition (IEE 2003). The book highlights the need for standardisation in processing static and moving images and extensively exploits the ITU and ISO/IEC standards defined in this field. The book gives an authoritative explanation of pictures and video coding algorithms, working from basic principles through to the advanced video compression systems now being developed. It discusses the reasons behind the introduction of a standard codec for a specific application and its chosen parameters. Each chapter is devoted to a standard video codec, and chapters are introduced in an evolutionary manner complementing the earlier chapters. This book will enable readers to appreciate the fundamentals needed to design a video codec for any given application and should prove a valuable resource for managers, engineers and researchers working in this field.</p>The Correspondence of Michael Faraday, Volume 6: 1860-1867http://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ht/pbsp045e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The Correspondence of Michael Faraday Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the most important men of science in nineteenth century Britain. His discoveries of electro-magnetic rotations (1821) and electro-magnetic induction (1831) laid the foundations of the modern electrical industry. His discovery of the magneto-optical effect and diamagnetism (1845) led him to formulate the field theory of electro-magnetism, which forms one of the cornerstones of modern physics. These and a whole host of other fundamental discoveries in physics and chemistry, together with his lecturing at the Royal Institution, his work for the state (including Trinity House), his religious beliefs and his lack of mathematical ability, make Faraday one of the most fascinating scientific figures ever. All these aspects of his life and work and others, such as his health, are reflected in his letters which, in this final volume, cover Faraday's life to his death in August 1867. Also published here are letters that could not be dated and letters that should have been included in volumes one to five but which had not been located when those volumes were published. In total just over 80% of the letters in this volume are previously unpublished. The dominant topic of the 1860s (covered in nearly 40% of the letters) is Faraday's involvement with the lighthouse service relating in particular to his advice to Trinity House and the Board of Trade on matters such as electric light and the controversial issue of fog signals. Also detailed is the complex process by which his various posts were transferred to John Tyndall. Similar issues existed with Faraday's gradual withdrawal from his duties at the Royal Institution, including the misguided attempt to make him President. And, of course, running through many of the letters are comments on his declining health and impending death. Major correspondents include the Astronomer Royal G.B. Airy, the Secretary of Trinity House P.H. Berthon, the Birmingham glassmaker J.T. Chance, the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trade T.H. Farrer, the German mathematician Julius Plücker, the Cambridge trained mathematical natural philosophers James Clerk Maxwell and William Thomson, Faraday's colleagues at the Royal Institution Henry Bence Jones, John Tyndall and Benjamin Vincent, the Swiss chemist Christian Schoenbein and the astronomer James South.</p>Ultracapacitor Applicationshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo059e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Energy storage and in particular electrical storage of energy has become a very talked about topics in circles, ranging from lay person in regard to hybrid and battery electric vehicles, to professional and certainly by legislators and energy policy makers in government. But even to professional the distinction between physical and chemical forms of electric energy storage are unclear and at times poorly understood. if at all. This book takes a critical look at physical storage of electricity in the devices known collectively as electrochemical capacitors and particularly as ultracapacitors. In its 12 chapters, this text covers ultracapacitors and advances battery topics with emphasis on clear understanding of fundamental principles, models and applications. The reader will appreciates the case studies ranging from commercial to industrial to automotive applications of not only ultracapacitors but these power device components in combination with energy dense battery technologies.</p>Advances in Cognitive Systemshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce071e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book has been inspired by the portfolio of recent scientific outputs from a range of European and national research initiatives in cognitive science. It presents an overview of recent developments in cognition research and unites the various emerging research strands within a single text as a reference point for progress in the subject. It also provides guidance for new researchers on the breadth of the field and the interconnections between the various research strands identified here. <i>Advances in Cognitive Systems</i> brings together a wide range of material from leading workers in the field as well as the outputs from research groups around the world, covering the two principal cognition paradigms of cognitivism and emergence. Furthermore, it suggests some interesting lines of thought about the challenges and opportunities for future work in the field and for promoting the various research agendas highlighted within. This compilation will be of interest not only to those working in the fields of computer science and AI but also to psychologists, neural scientists, researchers in information science, and engineers involved in the development of advanced robotics, mechatronic systems and HCI systems.</p>Cogeneration: A user's guidehttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn011e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">If there are two phrases we have come to know very well, they are 'environmental awareness' and 'credit crunch'. The world is looking for ways to decrease the emission of CO<sub>2</sub> into the atmosphere, without incurring major costs in doing so. By increasing efficiencies up to about 90 per cent using well-established and mature technologies, cogeneration represents the best option for short-term reductions in CO<sub>2</sub> emission levels. The ability to maximise revenue streams by taking advantage of price fluctuations in the cost of energy supply, and ensuring the ability to supply power regardless of what is happening on the grid, are powerful incentives to use cogeneration. The collapses of the grid networks in North America and Italy in 2003 were a stark reminder of what can happen if there is over-reliance on the grid network. Cogeneration makes sense economically, environmentally and operationally.</p>Distributed Generationhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn001e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Throughout the world there is concern over the impact of energy use on the environment (particularly CO<sub>2</sub> emissions) and also over the security of fossil fuel supplies. Consequently, governments and energy planners are actively encouraging alternative and cleaner forms of energy production such as renewables (e.g. wind, solar, biomass) and combined heat and power (CHP). The economics and locations of sustainable energy sources have meant that many of these new generators are connected into distribution networks. It is recognized that the information flow and control of distribution networks is inadequate for these future low-carbon electricity supply systems. The future distribution network will change its operation from passive to active, and the distributed generators will be controlled to support the operation of the power system. In many countries this transformation of electricity supply is managed through energy markets and privately owned, regulated transmission and distribution systems. This book discusses the connection of generation to distribution networks and then moves on to consider how sustainable generation can be fully integrated into the operation of the power system. Both technical and economic aspects are addressed. It is written for later-year undergraduate and postgraduate students studying courses on energy. The book has four tutorial chapters (with examples and questions) to provide fundamental material for those without a strong electrical engineering background.</p>Energy: Resources, technologies and the environmenthttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn008e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book is aimed at students and professionals as well as anyone interested in having a global vision and perspective on energy. Over the past two centuries the use of coal, and later oil and gas, to produce energy has allowed an unprecedented increase in the standard of living. Over the past fifty years the development of nuclear energy has given access to an even more powerful source of energy and more recently there has been a revival of interest in renewable energy sources. This new edition has been fully updated, describing energy sources from the past, from today and for the future as well as focussing on their usages by looking at all the different issues (technological, economic, environmental, etc.). Each source of energy is presented with its advantages and disadvantages. This book gives advice on how to use energy more efficiently in order to become less dependent upon fossil fuels, which are slowly being depleted and becoming more and more expensive. The inclusion of many tables and figures allows the reader to compare data on energy (reserves, consumption, production, etc.).</p>Lightning Protectionhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo058e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has always fascinated humans. It is also a destructive force, and the science of protecting humans and their belongings on earth is called lightning protection. This book provides the reader with a thorough background in almost every aspect of lightning protection. The contents of the book, distributed over 23 chapters, covers all aspects of lightning protection including lightning parameters of engineering interest, the evaluation of the risk imposed by lightning strikes, the art of installing lightning protection systems on various structures, basic principles and procedures necessary to protect electronic equipment in buildings from lightning flashes, grounding in lightning protection, the function of surge protection devices, protection of power transmission lines and telecommunication towers from lightning, the interaction of lightning flashes with wind turbines, various aspects of lightning strikes to trees, medical and engineering aspects of lightning strikes to humans, and lightning warning systems. In addition to providing essential information on lightning protection for engineers and scientists, the book is intended for use as a textbook on lightning protection at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.</p>Modelling Enterprise Architectureshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/pc/pbpc008e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">For any organisation to be successful in an increasingly competitive and global working environment, it is essential that there is a clear understanding of all aspects of the business. Given that no two organisations are exactly alike, there is no definitive understanding of exactly what these aspects are as they will depend on the organisation's nature, size and so on. Some of the aspects of the business that must be considered include: process models, process descriptions, competencies, standards, methodologies, infrastructure, people and business goals. It is important that these different aspects of the business are not only understood, but also that they are consistent and congruent with one another. The creation of an effective Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides a means by which an organisation can obtain such an understanding. This book looks at the practical needs of creating and maintaining an effective EA within a twenty-first-century business through the use of pragmatic modelling. The book introduces the concepts behind enterprise architectures, teaches the modelling notation needed to effectively realise an enterprise architecture and explores the concepts more fully through a real-life enterprise architecture.</p>Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Vehicleshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn007e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Worldwide, the automotive industry is being challenged to make dramatic improvements in vehicle fuel economy. In Europe there are CO<sub>2</sub> emissions penalties prorated by the degree to which vehicles exceed mandated CO<sub>2</sub> levels. In the United States, vehicle fuel economy targets set by Congress in 2007 for 20 per cent fuel economy improvement by 2020 are now being accelerated by the Obama administration to 35.5 mpg by 2016 for a passenger car. Taking effect in 2012, the new rules set more aggressive fuel economy measures that will require significant gains in engine and driveline efficiency, better performance cabin climate control and the introduction of electric hybridization. This 2nd Edition of Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Vehicles addresses the electrification innovations that will be required, ranging from low end brake energy recuperators, idle-stop systems and mild hybrids on to strong hybrids of the power split architecture in both single mode and two mode and introducing new topics in plug-in hybrid and battery electrics. Important topics of the 1st Edition are retained and expanded and some outdated material has been replaced with new information.</p>Solar Photovoltaic Energyhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn009e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This professional manual on photovoltaic energy gives designers, installers and managers the tools and methods for: the effective writing of technical reports; and calculating, installing and maintaining the necessary components (solar panels, batteries, charge controllers, conductors, etc.) with the aim of designing and putting in place photovoltaic installations adapted to specific needs, conserving energy and taking into account both the opportunities and limits of this new energy. It gives a detailed account of the physical phenomena (conversion and storage of solar energy) as well as the available technology and the technology currently in development. This edition includes a number of updates on the economical and technical aspects of this energy, as well as exploring the possibilities of connecting it to a network of photovoltaic systems. This book is an essential tool for technicians and engineers involved in the field of solar energy (installers and users), as well as professional researchers. It will also be a useful reference for engineering students,
including those in electronic engineering.</p>Understandable Electric Circuitshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/cs/pbcs023e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">There are many 'Electric Circuits' books on the market but this unique <i>Understandable Electric Circuits</i> book provides an understandable and effective introduction to the fundamentals of DC/AC circuits. It covers current, voltage, power, resistors, capacitors, inductors, impedance, admittance, dependent/independent sources, the basic circuit laws/rules (Ohm's law, KVL/KCL, voltage/current divider rules), series/parallel and wye/delta circuits, methods of DC/AC analysis (branch current and mesh/node analysis), the network theorems (superposition, Thevenin's/Norton's theorems, maximum power transfer, Millman's and substitution theorems), transient analysis, RLC circuits and resonance, mutual inductance, transformers, and more. This book presents material in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. All important concepts, rules and formulas are highlighted after the explanation and are also summarised at the end of each chapter, making it easy to locate important facts and to study more effectively. The laboratory experiments at the end of each chapter are convenient for doing hands-on practice. These will motivate readers to master the circuit theory, especially college and university students or self-learners in this field. The English version of this book continues in the spirit of its successful Chinese version, which was published by Higher Education Press (the largest and most prominent publisher of educational books in China) in 2005 and reprinted in 2009.</p>Control Techniques, Drives and Controls Handbookhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo057e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book contains a great deal of practical information for drives and industrial engineers who use motors and drives. It is a comprehensive guide to the technology underlying drives and motors. It contains sufficient theory to give both user and student an insight into the design of these components and thereby the constraints and opportunities that exist. It has been radically revised and expanded from the previous edition to contain much new information.</p>Effective Team Leadership for Engineershttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/mt/pbmt025e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">An essential guide for engineers who are new to the role of leading a team. Packed with practical information, advice and case studies, this book not only presents you with the insights to get your team rapidly up to speed and working to their full potential, but also shows how to problem solve, and keep the team on track through turbulent times.</p>How to Build Successful Business Relationshipshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/mt/pbmt027e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Teaches you how to maximise your business contacts, network to make valuable connections and develop successful professional relationships. If you are new to your job or starting out in your career it is designed to help you make the most of opportunities offered.</p>Microgrids and Active Distribution Networkshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbrn006e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Microgrids and Active Distribution Networks offer a potential solution for sustainable, energy-efficient power supply to cater for increasing load growth, supplying power to remote areas, generation of clean power and reduction in emission of greenhouse gases & particulates as per Kyoto protocol.</p>Nanotechnologieshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/cs/pbcs022e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This updated second edition puts nanotechnology into perspective by explaning issues in health, environmental and military application domains, and discusses the technology in the context of current media and ethical debates.</p>Oliver Heaviside: Maverick Mastermind of Electricityhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ht/pbht036e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was one of the great pioneers of electrical science. His ideas led to huge advances in communications and now form much of the bedrock of electrical engineering - every textbook and every college course bears his stamp. Despite having little formal education he created the mathematical tools that were to prove essential to the proper understanding and use of electricity. At first his ideas were thought to be outrageous and he had to battle long and hard against ignorance, prejudice and vested interests to get them accepted. Yet they are now so much a part of everyday electrical science that they are simply taken for granted and our great debt to him is rarely acknowledged. Caring nothing for social or mathematical conventions, he lived a fiercely independent life, much of the time close to poverty. His writings reveal a personality like no other and are laced with wickedly irreverent humour; he is by far the funniest author of scientific papers. Basil Mahon combines a compelling account of Heaviside's life with a powerful insight into his scientific thinking and the reasons for its enduring influence.</p>Video Compression Systems: From first principles to concatenated codecshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/te/pbte053e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book gives an overview on many practical aspects of video compression systems used in broadcast TV, IPTV, telecommunication and many other video applications. Although the book concentrates on MPEG real-time video compression systems, many aspects are equally applicable to off-line and/or non-MPEG video compression applications.</p>Condition Assessment of High Voltage Insulation in Power System Equipmenthttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo053e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book covers major components of a high voltage system and the different insulating materials applied in equipment, identifying measurable materials suitable for condition assessment, and also analyses insulation fault scenarios that may occur in power equipment. Suitable for power system engineers, associated with high voltage equipment, students in electrical power engineering, short courses in insulation condition assessment and postgraduates.</p>Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machineshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo056e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Condition monitoring of engineering plant has increased in importance as engineering processes are automated and manpower is reduced. However, electrical machinery receives attention only at infrequent intervals when plant is shut down and the application of protective relays to machines has also reduced operator surveillance. A first edition of Condition Monitoring of Electrical Machines, written by Tavner and Penman, was published in 1987. The economics of industry have now changed, as a result of the privatisation and deregulation of the energy industry, placing emphasis on the importance of reliable operation of plant, throughout the whole life cycle, regardless of first cost. The availability of advanced electronics and software in powerful instrumentation, computers, and digital signal processors (DSP) has simplified our ability to instrument and analyse machinery. As a result condition monitoring is now being applied to a wider range of systems, from fault-tolerant drives of a few hundred watts in the aerospace industry, to machinery of a few hundred megawatts in major capital plant. In this new book the original authors have been joined by Ran, an expert in power electronics and control, and Sedding, an expert in the monitoring of electrical insulation systems. Together the authors have revised and expanded the earlier book, merging their own experience with that of machine analysts to bring it up to date. The book is aimed at professional engineers in the energy, process engineering and manufacturing industries, plus research workers and students.</p>Electrical Craft Principles, Volume 1http://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/el/pbns033e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The two volumes of Whitfield's Electrical Craft Principles have been substantially revised and updated in 2008, reflecting changes in practice and legislation (e.g. BS 7671/Requirements for Electrical Installations). The volumes are presented in a new format, are highly illustrated and contain full problems and solutions.</p>Electrical Craft Principles, Volume 2http://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/el/pbns034e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This is the second of a two-volume work covering the electrical principles syllabuses of all of the major examining bodies including the City & Guilds of London Institute's electrical craft courses. It is also suitable for a wide range of other courses, including the first three years of the BTEC electrical series. Great care has been taken to ensure that the text fully covers the content of the syllabuses concerned, both as published and as interpreted by the examiners in the past. The book is well illustrated with almost 200 line diagrams and photographs. Theories are explained with the help of almost 100 worked examples, an important aid to understanding the practical applications, and there are more than 300 graded exercises for which numerical answers are provided as well as nearly 250 multiple choice questions with solutions. These features make the book ideal as a class text as well as being particularly suitable for private study. A complete list of symbols, abbreviations and units is included, along with eight tables of relevant data and introduction to SI units, this system being used throughout. Each chapter concludes with a summary of the formulas introduced in it. The book will also be useful to practicing technicians wishing to extend their grasp of electrical principles to meet the rapidly expanding requirements of the industry.</p>Flexible Robot Manipulators: Modelling, simulation and controlhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce068e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This new book discusses the very latest developmens in modelling, simulation and control of flexible robot manipulators. Coverage includes an overall review of previously developed methodologies, a range of modelling approaches including classical techniques, parametric and neuromodelling approaches, numerical modelling/simulation techniques and more.</p>Local Energy: Distributed Generation of Heat and Powerhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbpo055e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">In the future, the UK's energy supplies, for both heat and power, will come from much more diverse sources. In many cases, this will mean local energy projects serving a local community or even a single house. What technologies are available? Where and at what scale can they be used? How can they work effectively with our existing energy networks? This book explores these power and heat sources, explains the characteristics of each and examines how they can be used.</p>SysML for Systems Engineeringhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/pc/pbpc007e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book provides a pragmatic introduction to the systems engineering modelling language, the SysML, aimed at systems engineering practitioners at any level of ability, ranging from students to experts. The theoretical aspects and syntax of SysML are covered and each concept is explained through a number of example applications.</p>Test and Diagnosis of Analogue, Mixed-Signal and RF Integrated Circuits: the system on chip approachhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/cs/pbcs019e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book provides a comprehensive discussion of automatic testing, diagnosis and tuning of analogue, mixed-signal and RF integrated circuits, and systems in a single source. As well as fundamental concepts and techniques, the book reports systematically the state of the arts and future research directions of those areas. A complete range of circuit components are covered and test issues from the SoC perspective. An essential reference for researchers and engineers in mixed signal testing, postgraduate and senior undergraduate students.</p>The Art of Successful Business Communicationhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/mt/pbmt024e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Sets out proven, practical guidelines to ensure you can and deliver messages in a clear, succinct, precise, descriptive, informative and impressive way. Aimed at anyone wishing to improve their business communication skills.</p>The Correspondence of Michael Faraday, Volume 5: 1855-1860http://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ht/pbsp044e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This volume includes 70% of previously unpublished letters of Michael Farday spanning half of the 1850s and most of 1860. Topics include Faraday's work on regelation, the transmission of light through gold and his appointment by Emperor Napoleon III to be a Commander of the Legion of Honour.</p>The Struggle for Unity: Colour television, the formative yearshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ht/pbht034e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This book traces the evolution of colour television from 1928, when rudimentary colour television was demonstrated for the first time to c. 1966, when the NTSC system and its variants, the PAL and SECAM systems, became widely available for the entertainment, education and enlightenment of society.</p>Demystifying Marketing: a guide to the fundamentals for engineershttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/mt/pbmt023e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">A comprehensive and accessible book covering all key marketing matters, with an emphasis on practicality and why marketing is important in engineering. Aimed primarily at non-marketing people wanting clarification of marketing's purpose, role and methods.</p>Microwave Measurementshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/el/pbel012e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The IET has organised training courses on microwave measurements since 1983, at which experts have lectured on modern developments. The purpose of this third edition of the lecture notes is to bring the latest techniques in microwave measurements to a wider audience. The book includes a survey of the theory of current microwave circuits as well as a description of the techniques for the measurement of power, spectrum, attenaution, circuit parameters, and noise, measurements of antenna characteristics, free fields, modulation and dielectric parameters. The emphasis throughout is on good measurement practice. All the essential theory is given and a previous knowledge of the subject is not assumed. The book will be of interest to those engaged in the design of microwave measurement systems in both research and industry, those providing microwave measurement systems in both research and industry, in measurement services and those involved in teaching microwave measurements in universities.</p>Nuclear Powerhttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/po/pbpo052e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Explains in detail how nuclear power works, its costs, benefits as part of the electricity supply system and examines its record. This book covers the nuclear power debate.</p>Principles of Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurementshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ew/pbew053e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">This single volume provides a comprehensive introduction and explanation of both the theory and practice of 'Planar Near-Field Antenna Measurement' from its basic postulates and assumptions, to the intricacies of its deployment in complex and demanding measurement scenarios.</p>Technology Computer Aided Design for Si, SiGe and GaAs Integrated Circuitshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/cs/pbcs021e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The first book to deal with a broad spectrum of process and device design, and modelling issues related to semiconductor devices, bridging the gap between device modelling and process design using TCAD. Presents a comprehensive perspective of emerging fields and covers topics ranging from materials to fabrication, devices, modelling and applications. Aimed at research-and-development engineers and scientists involved in microelectronics technology and device design via Technology CAD, and TCAD engineers and developers.</p>Wind Power Integration: Connection and system operational aspectshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/rn/pbpo050e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">The rapid growth of wind power and the implications of this on future power system planning, operation and control has become an even greater challenge in today's liberalised electricity market conditions. This essential book examines the main problems of wind power integration and guides the reader through a number of the most recent solutions based on current research and operational experience of wind power integration.</p>Advances in Unmanned Marine Vehicleshttp://dl-live.theiet.org/content/books/ce/pbce069e
<p xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/">Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) include autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles and unmanned surface craft. Considerable importance is being placed on the design and development of such vehicles, as they provide cost-effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This book highlights the advanced technology that is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing area of research.</p>